Anastasia was found guilty for a comment left on March 25, 2021, on the Telegram channel "Punishermen of Belarus," which has been designated as extremist. She said she wrote it amid intense emotions and distress over the violence perpetrated by security forces against a close friend.
Trial outcome 23.08.2021
1 year restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Andrei was convicted in August 2021 for a comment left on the social network Odnoklassniki addressed to Andrei Komar, an employee of the Bobruisk District Police Department, which, according to the prosecution, was intended to publicly insult him.
Trial outcome 24.08.2021
2 years restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility, 1000 rubles of compensation.
Nikolai was found guilty of insulting Judge Boreiko of the Molodechno District on February 4, 2021, during a trial under Articles 305 and 174 of the Criminal Code, where he was suing a neighbor at his dacha. He told the judge, "There's some young fop sitting there." He explained that the trial was tense due to a dispute over a camera in the precinct, and the judge "behaved rudely," causing his blood pressure to rise. He acknowledged his guilt and immediately apologized, claiming he didn't know who the "fop" was. Despite this, he was sentenced to restricted freedom.
Trial outcome 23.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Igor was found guilty in August 2021 of insulting Lukashenko. According to the prosecution, from October 2020 to November 2021, he posted derogatory images of Lukashenko and made offensive comments in the "Help Baranovichi" chat. An expert examination found these statements to constitute a negative assessment of his personality.
According to human rights activists, he was released in the fall of 2023, having fully served his sentence imposed by the court.
Daniil was convicted under the article on "hooliganism" for damaging two Beltelecom cameras and making "cynical inscriptions" as part of a criminal case opened after a protest that took place on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Artem was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them
He was released in December 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Tatyana was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Viktor was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Alexander was first arrested in March 2021 and convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020, in Brest. At that time, the participants were singing and dancing in a circle, and a water cannon was used against them. He served his full sentence and was released in July 2022.
However, in December 2023, it became known about his new arrest in connection with a criminal case opened after spontaneous protests that took place on August 10, 2020 in Brest against falsifications in the presidential elections. In April 2024, he was sentenced to imprisonment for participating in the protest.
He was released in September 2024 as part of a pardon.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Artem was convicted of "participation in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest on September 13, 2020 in Brest. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them. Artem himself claims that he supports Lukashenko's policies, and he was detained because he jokingly went out into the street in a white-red-white flag while intoxicated.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2023, having fully served the sentence imposed by the court.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Igor was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
According to human rights activists, he was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Gleb was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
He was released in June 2023, having fully served his sentence as determined by the court.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom with referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Yuri was convicted of "participating in group actions that grossly violate public order" in a criminal case opened after a protest that took place in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and danced in circles, and a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
Katsiaryna was convicted of “participating in group actions that grossly violated public order” in a criminal case opened after a protest held in Brest on September 13, 2020. During the protest, people sang and formed circles while a water cannon was used against them.
Trial outcome 30.08.2021
1 year 6 months restrictions of freedom without referral to an open-type correctional facility.
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